My Supports

     My support began  with my Mother and Father and Grandparents, even though they are all living in heaven now having their patient loving influence from them supports me daily in who I am , and the fact that they showed me to love and have a firm relationship with the Most High Jah surrounds me with support for I know I am loved and guided and protected , and it gives me the kind heart I need to be a blessing in this world.But I could not do this without the love and blessings of my supportive crazy husband and my seven wonderful children and six grand-babies. I would not be who i am without their love. These supports strengthen me when I am unsure or weak , they support me by giving me the reason to be the best that I can be.Without the love of my family I would be alone in this world, unconnected , family is everything, it is life giving. Other than my family, and a few friends, church, and the healing of nature,  I turn to the material world for supports, which I feel I could not live without. These include my computer, my car, the grocery stores, and yes, my cell phone. I have the support of having all of my faculties, my limbs and hearing and vision, without these I would be struggling.

     I imagine if I was to go to a new country where I did not understand the culture or speak the language and I had to function and get a job, I would be in a very anxious and scared state.I would need a support system of others from my culture and linguistic background. I would need to be very focused on learning the language for survival and to be surrounded with patient and understanding individuals who understand my dilemma and how to be supportive.I would need help to learn the language through classes, and through association with the culture and the people. I would need people who could translate for me, and explain things to me,and a lot of visual aids without this would be lost and unable to cope on my own.This gave me some insight into how our culturally and linguistically diverse children must feel and it helped me to be empathetic.